After building so much horn lately I wanted to do something different for myself.
I cleaned up this blade and made some red transparent acrylic. I added some sculpture lines to the scales for added interest.
Hone it up and add it to my rotation. I like how smooth and clear the blade itself ended up.

Yes, they have that look. I shamelessly borrowed the idea from two others in my collection that I recently restored. I contemplated adding some Black Lipped MOP to this one as well but didn't.
I can always do another.

I like the red transparent acrylic used for the scales, I'm just not totally sold on the sculptured lines, mainly because the sculptured lines remind me somewhat of knots or growth markings in wood (especially bamboo), therefore I don't feel they totally belong with red coloured scales. Just my honest opinion, and I mean no offence in the slightest.

Oh, none taken Mike. We all have our particular tastes and look on things. That's cool.
I could have easily made them smooth sided but I kinda' liked the look of the other two razors. What I really like is the look of a red razor in the Razor Digest ( World Razor) which is just stunning. Copying that piece will have to wait until I figure out how to make silver bolsters!
And,, with over 175 razors in my current rotation with that many more to restore, I was getting tired of seeing so much black that anything else is just fun.
I have more acrylic up my sleeve and I'm sure something will fall out that you'll enjoy.
Variety,,, as they say.
Thanks for your input. I appreciate it very much.
Mark
Oh, and for what it's worth, this thing is a wicked shaver. Using it last night was a treat. In person the grooves almost disappear and you see a sliver of what looks like a candy apple laying there. It does look quite a bit different in color as well as details in your hand.

Here you go Mike, some other reds you might like. Pearl inlay on red on a Wilshaw, and a more abstract swirl design on one of my first restos a W&B. Unfortunately I dropped the W&B and cracked one of the scales so I guess I'll have to make another.

(12-31-2012, 02:04 PM)mycarver Wrote: Here you go Mike, some other reds you might like. Pearl inlay on red on a Wilsham, and a more abstract swirl design on one of my first restos a W&B. Unfortunately I dropped the W&B and cracked one of the scales so I guess I'll have to make another.

Hi Mark

Thank you, both are (very) nice, but the abstract swirl design scales on the W&B are breath taking, simply gorgeous

Plus on that razor I love how the curve of the scales flow into the spine of the blade...

Of course photographing it opened like that adds to the element of flow, but even closed I got the scales to match the shape of the spine.
Yeah,, gotta' make another. Now, if I can just remember how I did it!